Navigation Resources

Use these resources for safe navigation in the Delta.

U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
Local Notices to Mariners: Information concerning aids to navigation and waterway management.

NOAA Navigation Charts

Learn more about NOAA Navigation Services: call (301) 713-2732 x160 or visit http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/staff/charts.htm.

Other Delta Map Resources

Below are other navigation and map resources you can use to learn more about Delta underwater topography, fishing locations, recreational facilities, Delta history, ferry details and annual events.

"Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Map for Recreational Boating", 2007.
Click here to download the map order form. Follow the enclosed instructions to call, mail, fax or email your order.

If you have access to a large format printer, you may also download and print the map using the following links. File size is approximately 12MB each (PDF).
Front (map side) | Back (information side)

Map Focus: The purpose of this map is to help boaters and the general public conveniently access environmental services within the central and southern areas of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). These services are an important means of preventing pollution at its source to preserve and protect the Delta's water quality, so that everyone can continue to enjoy it for many generations. This map is not intended for navigational purposes and is not a comprehensive map of all the marinas in the Delta. Some marinas are excluded due to lack of information, a request for anonymity, having a boat capacity of less than ten slips or not being open to the general public.
 

The Delta "Suisun Bay, Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers", 2004.
Fish-n-Map Company, (303) 421-5994, http://www.fishnmap.com/catalogframe.php

Map Focus: Underwater topography charts for anglers, fishing locations and recreational facilities, including boat launch ramps and navigational aids.
 

"California Delta", 2003.
Frank M. Nielsen, (951) 283-6277, http://www.frankosmaps.com

Map Focus: A complete map and guide of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers for boaters, anglers and everybody who loves the California Delta.
 

"Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Atlas", 1993.
California Department of Water Resources, (916) 777-4041, http://rubicon.water.ca.gov/delta_atlas.fdr/daindex.aspx
 

"Hal Schell's Delta Map and Guide", 1998.
Schell's Books, (916) 777-4041, http://www.californiadelta.org

Map Focus: Marina and resort locations in the Delta, fishing tips and guide listings, navigational information, houseboat rentals, drawbridge listings, ferry details, Delta history, and annual events.
 

"San Joaquin & Sacramento River Delta Pumpout & Guide Map", 2007/2008.
California Department of Boating and Waterways and San Francisco Estuary Project, (510) 622-2398, http://sfep.abag.ca.gov/programs/boated/index.aspx

Map Focus: Sewage pumpout locations map and information about sewage pollution prevention practices.
 

"Striped Bass Fishing Map", 2003.
California Department of Fish and Game, (209) 948-7800, http://delta.dfg.ca.gov/stripedbass/maps.asp

Map Focus: Recreational map for anglers, including fishing sites and access points throughout the San Francisco Bay Delta system.
 

"Sacramento Region - Waterways Map", 2006.
Keep Our Waters Clean Program, (916) 808-1400, http://www.kowc.org/Publications.aspx

Map Focus: Map for boaters and recreators including marinas, pumpouts, restrooms and oil recycling facilities throughout the Sacramento Region.